The launch.json file should be inside the .vscode folder, but it is not present there.
How can I get this file so that I can modify the configurations?
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As described in the Launch Configurations section of the Visual Studio Code documentation:
VS Code keeps debugging configuration information in a
launch.jsonfile located in a.vscodefolder in your workspace (project root folder) or in your user settings or workspace settings.To create a
launch.jsonfile, click the create a launch.json file link in the Run start view.
As of Visual Studio Code 1.56:
Once that's created, it should now be available under your workspace's .vscode folder.
Peter Mortensen
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Gino Mempin
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1Note the details of the docs quote in the answer. The launch configs may be defined in the global `settings.json` or your workspace settings (`foo.code-workspace`). In this case, you won't have a `launch.json`, and trying to open it from the command palette (ctrl+shift+p) will take you to the file with the existing launch configs. [In this bug](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/issues/14388), VSCode isn't picking up launch configs defined outside `launch.json`. – Hawkeye Parker Apr 05 '23 at 19:22
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Click on the debug side bar to open the debugging options. Then either the cog icon at the top, or the create a launch.json file link below the big blue button. If the launch.json file is present, it will open it otherwise it will generate one.
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Warning: if you try to create an empty one (or one with an invalid content), trying to get to that file through the "Create a launch.json file" would not do anything.
See issue 133327.
That will be fixed with VSCode 1.61 (Sept. 2021): at least, that existing file will be opened when you click on "Create a launch.json file".
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